The new public service transnationals: consequences for labour

Autor: Judith Clifton, Daniel Díaz-Fuentes
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 23-39 (2008)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1745-6428
1745-641X
DOI: 10.13169/workorgalaboglob.2.2.0023
Popis: Since the late twentieth century, a significant number of public service providers operating in networks, previously defined as nationally-bound entities largely owned and controlled by the state, have embarked on aggressive expansion strategies abroad. This transnationalisation was a consequence of 1970s organisational reform, particularly privatisation, sectoral liberalisation and the liberalisation of Foreign Direct Investment. This article examines the recent organisational transformations of public service providers, particularly those based in the European Union, that have been at the forefront of this development, with a particular focus on electricity, telecommunications and postal services. Public service provider transformation, including transnationalisation, has significant consequences for work inside these organisations.
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